Month: March 2020

Lk 1,26-38

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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you." But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son...
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Solemnity of the Annunciation 2020

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NAZARETH - Please find below the homily of Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, for the Solemnity of the Annunciation. His Excellency has presided the Holy Mass on this occasion in the Grotto of the Annunciation Basilica in Nazareth.  ((To watch the Holy Mass, please click here.)) The Solemnity of the Annunciation Nazareth, March 25, 2020 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, May the Lord grant you peace! We will have ...
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From Holy Land

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Terra Santa News This week: the preventive measures taken in the Holy Land against the Coronavirus pandemic: the words of Br. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land and Mgr Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The social initiatives in support of the poor, the sick and those in quarantine in Bethlehem, the second Lenten pilgrimage of the Franciscans to the Basilica of Gethsemane, the Solemnity of St. Joseph in Nazareth. This is the video from...
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2020 “We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20) Dear Brothers and Sisters, This year the Lord grants us, once again, a favourable time to prepare to celebrate with renewed hearts the great mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus, the cornerstone of our personal and communal Christian life. We must continually return to this mystery in mind and heart, for it will continue to grow within us in the measure that ...
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